Welcome to the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation

The Mentoring and Befriending Foundation aims to ensure that mentoring and befriending are at the centre of current and future national volunteering strategies.

Through the promotion of standards and a range of support structures and services, the Foundation aims to provide a quality experience for the volunteer and a successful outcome for mentees and befriendees.

Successfully matching mentors and befrienders with vulnerable clients relies on more than a magic formula. Dominic Wood hears three APS project leaders reveal how to combat potential dangers from the outset and guard against bad matches.

Featured Case Study - York Blind and Partially Sighted Society

Miss H is 94 years old and lives independently in a small bungalow. She is registered blind. Since having a befriender Miss H has received support and practical help. "The befriending service has helped me feel less lonely". She is comforted by the knowledge that someone comes regularly once a week to spend time with her.